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Alternative Title:
J Asthma
Personal Author:
Félix, Suad El Burai ; Bailey, Cathy M. ; Zahran, Hatice S.
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Description:
Objective

To assess whether asthma prevalence differs between Hispanic adults living in Puerto Rico and Hispanic adults of Puerto Rican descent living in the United States.

Methods

We used 2008–2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, administered in Puerto Rico for Hispanic adults living in Puerto Rico (Hispanics in Puerto Rico), and 2008–2010 National Health Interview Survey data for Hispanic adults of Puerto Rican descent living in the United States (Puerto Rican Americans). We used 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare asthma prevalence between corresponding subgroups; non-overlapping CIs indicate statistical significance. Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were used to assess the association between current asthma status and socio-demographic factors and health risk behaviors within each Puerto Rican population.

Results

Current asthma prevalence among Hispanics in Puerto Rico (7.0% [6.4%–7.7%]) was significantly lower than the prevalence among Puerto Rican Americans (15.6% [13.0%–18.1%]). The prevalence among almost all sociodemographic and health risk subgroups of Hispanics in Puerto Rico was significantly lower than the prevalence among the corresponding subgroups of Puerto Rican Americans. Adjusting for potential confounders did not alter the results. Asthma prevalence was significantly associated with obesity among Puerto Rican Americans (adjusted prevalence ratios [aPR]=1.5 [1.1–2.0]), and among Hispanics in Puerto Rico was associated with obesity (aPR=1.6 [1.3–1.9]), smoking (aPR=1.4 [1.1–1.9]) and being female (aPR=1.9 [1.5–2.4]).

Conclusion

Asthma was more prevalent among Puerto Rican Americans than Hispanics in Puerto Rico. Although the observed associations did not explain all variations in asthma prevalence between these two populations, they may lay the foundation for future research.


Subjects:
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Adolescent Adult Aged Asthma Female Health Surveys Hispanic Or Latino Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity Prevalence Puerto Rico Risk Factors Smoking United States Young Adult
Keywords:
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Adults Asthma Asthma Prevalence Hispanic Non-Hispanic Puerto Rican Risk Factors
Source:
J Asthma. 52(1):3-9
Pubmed ID:
25137343
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4554327
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:8c60d314cf0b4bc502cc9a11205fbc84ad86747950a17da00a88002fd986335e
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33937/cdc_33937_DS1.pdf
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